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الهبقع

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root describes physical shortness and stockiness, as well as foolishness and stubbornness. It also encompasses specific postures and ways of sitting, particularly those associated with camels or a particular manner of sitting.

Derived headwords

الهبقعadjective
  1. 1.
    Short and stockyboth

    Describes someone who is short and stoutly built, with a compact physique.

جعفرadjective
  1. 1.
    Short and stockyclassical

    An adjective used similarly to الهبقع, denoting a short and stout build.

علابطadjective
  1. 1.
    Short and stockyclassical

    Another term for someone who is short and stoutly built.

الهبنقعadjective
  1. 1.
    Arrogant and foolishboth

    Describes someone who is conceited, foolish, and prone to showing off.

  2. 2.
    Womanizerclassical

    Refers to someone who is fond of conversing with women.

  3. 3.
    Beggar with a stickclassical

    Describes a person who asks others for help while holding a stick.

  4. 4.
    Stubborn sitterclassical

    Someone who sits in a place and refuses to leave.

سمندلadjective
  1. 1.
    Arrogant and foolishclassical

    A synonym for الهبنقع, describing someone who is proud and foolish.

بهاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel's postureclassical

    Refers to a specific posture of a camel, characterized by being loose-limbed and having protruding lips.

الهدلقnoun
  1. 1.
    Loose-limbed camelclassical

    A camel that is loose-limbed and has protruding lips.

الإقعاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Specific sitting postureboth

    A manner of sitting where one rests on the heels with the toes on the ground, or sits with thighs together and legs apart.

اهبنقعverb
  1. 1.
    To sit stubbornlyclassical

    To sit in a particular manner, often stubbornly or refusing to move from a place.

الهبنقعةnoun
  1. 1.
    Stubborn sittingclassical

    The act or state of sitting stubbornly or refusing to leave a place.

Parallel reading

الهبقع، كجعفر وعلابط: القصير الملزز الخلق.
Al-habqa', like Ja'far and 'alābiṭ: the short, stoutly built one.
والهبنقع، كسمندل: المزهو الأحمق، المحب لمحادثة النساء، ومن يسأل الناس وفي يده عصا، ومن إذا قعد في مكان لم يبرحه،
And al-habnaqa', like samandal: the conceited fool, the one who loves to converse with women, and he who asks people while holding a stick, and he who, if he sits in a place, does not leave it,
وبهاء: الهدلق المسترخي المشافر من الإبل،
And bahā': the loose-limbed, protruding-lipped camel,
وقعودك على عرقوبيك قائما على أطراف أصابعك،
And your sitting on your heels, standing on the tips of your toes,
أو هي الإقعاء مع ضم الفخذين وفتح الرجلين.
Or it is al-iqfā' with bringing the thighs together and spreading the legs.
واهبنقع: جلس الهبنقعة.
And 'ahbanqa'a: he sat the habnaqa'ah (stubborn sitting).